Calling all foodies: Get your hands on Haleem , Thanks to GATI

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I just placed an order for Haleem here:
Gati->GatieShop
For those who haven't heard of this dish, Haleem is a special Persian delicacy that is typically available only during Ramzan because of the extraordinarily long amount of time it takes to prepare this dish:

I first tried Haleem in Lucknow during the month of Ramzan and needless to say, I absolutely loved it.

Unfortunately, it is available only at a few places in the country, Lucknow, Hyderabad and Delhi AFAIK

And then I spotted this online order options :drool: :eat:

BTW
Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia:

Ingredients
The ingredients include mutton, cracked wheat, lentils, ginger & garlic paste, turmeric and spices. It is served hot with ghee based gravy put on top, lime pieces, coriander and fried onions as garnish.
The cooks follow the recipe to the last detail, and get all the proportions of the ingredients right.
The chicken variety of haleem is less popular, but is cheaper than the authentic one. There is also a fish variant now.
A vegetarian derivative of haleem, where the meat is substituted with dry fruits and vegetables, is also prepared during Ramzan, and can be found at some eateries in Hyderabad.

Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on
Hyderabadi haleem
It is slow cooked for at least 10 hours in the bhatti (a cauldron covered with brick & mud kiln) and two men, usually, hit with large wooden sticks all through out the preparation, until it gets to a sticky-smooth consistency, similar to mashed mince.
The cooking of haleem in Hyderabad is mastered to an art form.

Even today meethi (sweet) and khari (salted) haleem variants are served for breakfast in the homes of the Arabs living in the Barkas area of Hyderabad. But the salted variety is popularly seen during the month of Moharram and Ramzan. The high-calorie haleem is the perfect way to break the ramzan fast. (it contains wheat, various lentils, meat, and pure ghee)
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Pista house was voted the best place for haleem last year in a TOI poll.
Enjoy ur day old haleem :bleh:
 
Pista house sends out the same stuff all the way to the middle East which means they sure have a way figured out to make a fresh delivery...

They have a reputation to maintain and I am pretty sure it is delivered either enclosed in an Ice pack or the morning preparation is air-delivered to be delivered the same day

Anyway, will post an update once i get it

Its something I miss ever since I left hyderabad.
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Talking of foods we miss, Shami Kebabs from Lucknow are what I miss the most..the shamis you get there literally melt in your mouth
 
is it worth 350 for a kilo....

actually i have never eaten it earlier ...

my mom is a mutton lover, hence i want to surprise her :)

is it very tasty ???

plz some ppl who have already eaten this DISH clarify my doubts !
 
yeah i absolutely love it and yes it tastes awesome and is very nutritious

to give you guys a clue, its prepared by every single hotel on the road during this season, all local small time tea hotels as well so virtually thousands of hotels, and its all sold by 9PM, and they only start selling at around 5PM, so thats thousands of kilos of it gone in a matter of hours

but like any food, it should be well made and that art is maintained by very few people, Pista house used to sell some great Haleem but last year atleast their taste was not worth talking about mostly because of the vast scale it has grown to, i havent tried it yet this year so cant really say..
 
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